Path of light

Chapter 159 160.Thorndike’s Trial 2

Thorndike turned to look at Roy and High Priest Reed and said:

"The Holy Grail of Wisdom was stolen by Peleus from the Temple of Liberty. The three of us, Theodore, and Claire Latin - the three of us jointly entrusted the Dark Moon Elf Jefferson to handle this matter. He handed the matter over to his subordinates. It’s a pity that Jefferson died before the Holy Grail of Wisdom could reach his hands.”

He paused, looked at the elf guards sitting aside and listened, with a kind of show-off in his eyes, and said:

"We found out that the Holy Grail of Wisdom was in the hands of Peleus, so we looked for him everywhere. Facts have proved that my guess was accurate!"

The presiding judge hesitated for a moment and then asked:

"Tell me why you want to take the Holy Grail of Wisdom?"

This time Thorndike became even more hesitant. Jean lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying in the deepest voice:

"When the holy light cannot shine on the Elven Continent, the Holy Grail of Wisdom with a hint of divinity becomes particularly important in the eyes of the priests. In order to weaken the strength of the Temple of Liberty, I want to take away the Holy Grail and create the Temple of Liberty. In internal chaos, it is better to completely rot and disintegrate from within.”

His voice became higher and higher, and when he finally raised his head and opened his eyes, they actually had a gleam.

Like a speaker, he spread his hands, raised his head with some pride, and said to the elves listening around him:

"So...I was successful, wasn't I?"

While the surrounding elves who were listening to the trial were in an uproar, the face of the priest of the Moon Temple who came to the trial became extremely ugly.

The presiding judge flew in front of him, wanting to block his mouth, and at the same time scolded:

"Thorndike, you need to answer my questions and don't get involved with anything else."

Thorndike suddenly became quiet and agreed:

"Yes, presiding judge."

The elves hearing the trial are about to explode...

Unexpectedly, Thorndike, the former priest of the Moon Temple, would reveal so many secrets related to the Moon Temple.

At this time, the presiding judge also felt that if the subject was not changed, the trial might turn into a farce.

So he made a prompt decision and asked Thorndike:

"Silver Moon Elf Thorndike, do you admit to killing the half-blood elf Windsor on the night of July 11th?"

Thorndike seemed to have some kind of fear in his heart. When he calmed down, he became very honest:

"I admit that I killed Windsor."

Obviously this answer satisfied the presiding judge. He nodded and commanded the tree vine to push him in front of Thorndike. His wrinkled face was almost close to Thorndike's face, and he said to him explain:

"Thorndike, please tell me how you killed Windsor."

Thorndike's eyes fell into a memory again, and his throat even swallowed:

"Windsor is the sister of Peleus. After Peleus died, we learned that elves secretly hired the Thieves Guild to investigate the cause of Peleus's death. In fact, we also know that the guards have been pursuing this matter, and Windsor At that time, I also found out that I was present at the scene of Peleus’s death on the day Peleus died, and she was planning to report the incident to the guards, so I found her place of work - Castleton Library. .”

His originally stooped body stood up straight again.

"It was already very late, and there were no elves reading in the library. I invited her to the third floor of the library. I was still a priest of the Temple of the Moon at the time, and I had the right to go to the third floor of the library to check information."

"When she came to the third floor, I used moonlight hypnosis on her, then controlled her to walk to the terrace of the outer corridor, and made her jump from the third floor terrace."

When he said the last words, he raised his hands like a conductor at a concert.

"..."

A copper water glass drew an arc and hit Thorndike's forehead accurately, causing a gash in his forehead.

A strange scene appeared. Thorndike's wound turned out to be pale, and the flesh was turned outwards, but no blood could be seen flowing out.

"Smash him to death, crush this devil to death, he is the devil crawling out of hell..."

"Put her in jail and let her dig in a hole for the rest of her life..."

There were angry roars in the hearing room all around.

The elves did not care about elegance and grace, and cursed Thorndike and cursed him to hell.

Roy knew that Thorndike was completely finished this time.

He also saw the three Moon Temple priests sitting in the hearing room, and they left the meeting with dark faces at the same time...

This time, the Temple of the Moon was in a very embarrassing situation by Thorndike.

It is estimated that the mixed elves hearing the trial in the court this time will definitely tell their friends what happened here today, and the reputation of the Moon Temple will be greatly reduced in the eyes of these elves.

The person who threw the copper cup was a librarian, Windsor's colleague and best friend. She stood in the hearing room and pointed at Thorndike's nose and cursed.

In the end, he was forced to leave the meeting by the elf guards of the Trial Hall...

The courthouse was once in chaos.

Later witnesses had little to say about Thorndike's misdeeds.

In fact, there were no witnesses present for what Priest Thorndike did.

If he hadn't said it himself, no one would have known.

I just don’t know how the guards did it.

Priest Thorndike probably angered the arbitration committee members, so they set the sentence at the upper limit. Thorndike will be imprisoned in Parram Island Prison for two hundred years.

Yes, Priest Theodore's sentence was fifty years, while Thorndike, who was deprived of his priesthood, needed to be imprisoned for two hundred years.

In fact, there are some reasons for this:

Priest Theodore killed Peleus, and the priest who belonged to the temple was tracking down the stolen Holy Grail of Wisdom, and accidentally killed the thief on the way.

But the nature of Thorndike's murder of Peleus suddenly changed, and it became a premeditated theft and murder. The mastermind murdered Peleus after the theft was successful...

And after this trial, the masterminds of the theft of the Holy Grail of Wisdom suddenly became three people: Priest Theodore, Thorndike, and Master Clare Latin who was already lying in the grave.

Although Master Clare Latin is lying in his grave and unable to get up, the artistic halo around him may be dimmed this time, or at least it will leave the dimmest mark in his glorious life.

Although the identity of Priest Theodore as the murderer has been cleared, he is still very dishonorable in this matter.

This result was beyond everyone’s expectation…

High Priest Reed left the trial court without saying a word.

He didn't even ask Theodore if the priest would commute his sentence.

Roy followed High Priest Reed out of the trial court and looked up at the blue sky and white clouds outside. The statue of the female elf warrior in Heroes Square pointed with one hand at the endless sea in the distance.

…

About 3,800 meters away from the statue in Heroes' Square, No. 9 Edward Street in the Lower City is a very inconspicuous beverage shop. This shop sells some simple ice drinks, among which fruit smoothies are the most famous.

In summer, people line up to buy ice in this store almost from morning to night.

Sitting on a seat in the corner, Abbot and Benjamin Magic were chatting happily...

"Look, these charts were exchanged between me and other captains. Many of the islands marked on the charts are unique. Because the routes are different, other captains don't know those islands at all. Now these charts are on In front of you, you can even put all the charts together to form the most complete chart of the endless sea."

Magician Benjamin placed a stack of parchment charts in front of Abt and said to him enthusiastically.

Abbot's eyes widened, as if there was a table of delicious food in front of him. He looked through the exquisite charts with saliva, and said to Benjamin:

"Welsh, are these all charts of the Endless Sea? How did you get so many charts with navigation routes? Unfortunately, I only have half a treasure map in my hand..."

"You can first compare these charts with half a treasure map, and pick out the ones that are similar."

Benjamin Magician suggested to Abt.

"Well, that's all we can do now."

When Abbot spoke, he did not take his eyes off the charts.

Benjamin smiled, but didn't say anything else. He just took a leisurely sip of lemon fruit tea.

…

For Benjamin, he just wants to return to the continent of Roland...

So he needed a large ocean ship that could travel far across the ocean.

But with his ability, it is impossible to buy such a large ship in the elf world.

He ventured to Castletown and explored the port for a long time before he set his sights on the Black Pearl stranded on the beach on the west side of the port pier...

After many inquiries, Benjamin finally found out that the owners of this ship were actually three trainee priests from the Temple of Liberty.

And they have now transformed this seagoing ship into a residence for a beach vacation...

To a sailor, Benjamin thought they were wasting their money.

He once went to see that ship. Except for the major hidden dangers in the main mast, this ship was simply better than the original Kumquat. The main keel was not damaged at all, and many old parts of the hull were repaired. Renovated.

When he first arrived on the Black Pearl, he smelled the resinous aroma of the wood, smelled the pungent smell of paint, and saw the new wooden doors and windows. He was even a little ecstatic.

Magician Benjamin wants to return to the Roland continent, and taking this ship is just right...

Of course he knew that such a large ship alone was not enough.

It still takes a lot of experienced crew members to make this big ship cross the endless sea, so he also plans to rescue the crew members of the Parram Island Prison.

Of course, the first step is to get the ship.

Looking at Abt, who was staring at the chart obsessively in front of him, Magician Benjamin narrowed his eyes like a fox.

After successfully approaching Abbot, Benjamin discovered that Abbot was obsessed with sailing and exploring treasures.

So he fell in love with him and soon became good friends with Abt.

Benjamin learned from Abt’s mouth that there are currently two mountains blocking this big ship from launching into the sea.

One is a trainee priest named Jasper, and the other is a trainee priest named Roy.

If they did not agree to launch the Black Pearl, Abt would not be able to push the big ship into the sea.

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